Help with input on the lockdown and how to sweep when using a GI (Whitebelt)
Hi guys!
My name is Mike and I a big fan of 10th planet JJ.
Started out with with BJJ at the age of 40 (Last year) and since I live in a remote area where there is no BJJ I never had the privilege of having a live instructor. Instead I have been using youtube and this site and just try to understand and imitate the movements. This is where I discovered the beauty of the lockdown, something that have made me feel quite safe when I end up on the bottom of my opponent. As a matter of fact I liked it so much that I decided to try it out in a GI tournament in Rio (Rio Summer open 2016).
My aim was to first get my opponent into the lockdown, but the problem comes when the opponent is heavy and I can't push him up and forward to get access to his left leg. I mean, I am trying, but he is heavy, and he posts with his hands and then sprawls, making it hard to sweep like when you get someone into the electric chair.
Here is a link for the video. Any help from you guys is extremely well appreciated!!!
Osss! Mike from Sweden
https://youtu.be/wLNb5BJUwxY
Lockdown starts at 02:42 into the video
Kudos for your feedback!!!
Thank you guys!!!
Since I am new to the system and the site, I thought that perhaps nobody had the time to reply. This was obviously not so!!! Thank you for taking the time to watch and help me better understand what one is supposed to do to get better at this. I have since joined 10th planet Stockholm and I can't wait to learn more.
OSS!!!